Raspberry Red Currant Jelly
Bright and refreshing both in colour and flavour, this jelly can do double duty as a sweet or slightly savoury spread.
Servings: eight 1-cup (250 mL) jars
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per 1 tbsp (15 mL) : about | - |
| cal | 33 |
| pro | trace |
| total fat | 0 g |
| sat. fat | 0 g |
| carb | 8 g |
| fibre | 0 g |
| chol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 1 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| iron | 1% |
| vit C | 3% |
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6 cups (1.5 L) each stemmed red currants and raspberries
1 pkg (49 g) light fruit pectin crystals
4-1/2 cups (1.125 L) granulated sugar
Preparation:
In large Dutch oven and using potato masher, crush red currants with raspberries. Add 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) water and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Wet and wring out jelly bag; suspend on frame over large measuring cup or bowl. Fill with currant mixture; let drip, without squeezing bag, for about 2 hours or until juice measures 6-1/2 cups (1.625 L), adding up to 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) water if necessary.
Mix pectin with 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the sugar. In large clean Dutch oven, stir pectin mixture with juice; bring to full rolling boil over high heat. Stir in remaining sugar and return to full rolling boil, stirring; boil hard, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim off foam.
Using funnel, fill hot 1-cup (250 mL) canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. Cover with prepared lids. Screw on bands until resistance is met; increase to fingertip tight. Boil in boiling water canner for 10 minutes. (See Canning Basics)
Wet and wring out jelly bag; suspend on frame over large measuring cup or bowl. Fill with currant mixture; let drip, without squeezing bag, for about 2 hours or until juice measures 6-1/2 cups (1.625 L), adding up to 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) water if necessary.
Mix pectin with 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the sugar. In large clean Dutch oven, stir pectin mixture with juice; bring to full rolling boil over high heat. Stir in remaining sugar and return to full rolling boil, stirring; boil hard, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim off foam.
Using funnel, fill hot 1-cup (250 mL) canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. Cover with prepared lids. Screw on bands until resistance is met; increase to fingertip tight. Boil in boiling water canner for 10 minutes. (See Canning Basics)
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: July 2008
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